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Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. officials cast their dispute over Iran as a family squabble on Monday, but the Israeli leader still claimed that President Barack Obama doesn't understand his nation's vital security concerns. "American leaders worry about the security of their country," Netanyahu said as he opened a controversial trip to Washington. "Israeli leaders worry about the survival of their country." Netanyahu's remarks to a friendly crowd at a pro-Israel lobby's annual conference amounted to a warm-up act for his address to Congress Tuesday, an appearance orchestrated by Obama's political opponents and aimed squarely at undermining the...

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Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. officials cast their dispute over Iran as a family squabble on Monday, but the Israeli leader still claimed that President Barack Obama doesn't understand his nation's vital security concerns.
"American leaders worry...

Thailand's military-appointed legislature on Friday voted to impeach former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra for her role in overseeing a government rice subsidy program that lost billions of dollars, a move that could further polarize a divided...

From war-ravaged backwaters to the world’s economic powerhouses, little progress was recorded over the last year in the fight against bribe-takers and backroom dealers, Transparency International reported in its annual corruption survey.More than...

The request to put up a pair of familiar brown street signs on North Clark Street in Rogers Park sailed through the Chicago City Council, joining the 1,500 other honorary roadways aldermen have approved for 50 years.
This one, however, didn't end up a...

American-led forces have sharply intensified air strikes in the past two days against Islamic State fighters threatening Kurds on Syria's Turkish border after the jihadists' advance began to destabilize Turkey. The coalition had conducted 21 attacks on...

The U.S. Olympic Committee could kick itself over not having submitted a bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
It might look like a slam dunk now.
After Norway nixed the Oslo bid Wednesday, the competition to become host of that Winter Games is down to...

Texas Governor Rick Perry was indicted Friday on two counts of abusing his power as governor related to his veto of funding for a program aimed at investigating state corruption, making him the first Texas governor to be indicted in office since 1917?...

Pamela J. Kuzniar, partner in the law firm of Kuzniar & Simons, P.C., with offices in Chicago and Waukegan, will receive a 2014 Board of Governors Award from the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) at the organization's 138th Annual Meeting on...

Statement from Congressman Dan Lipinski (IL-3):
"As I taught my students in American Government 101, Article One of the Constitution established Congress as the legislative branch and Article Two established the president as chief executive. I...

A tourist seeking to take pictures of Yellowstone National Park crashed a camera-equipped drone into its largest hot spring, possibly damaging the prized geothermal feature, a park official said on Wednesday.
The incident follows the crash...

Yahoo Inc said it will join Google Inc to create a secure email system by next year that could make it nearly impossible for hackers or government officials to read users' messages, The Wall Street Journal reported.The move comes as large technology...

Russia on Thursday began rolling out a sweeping embargo on food imports from the United States, members of the European Union and allied nations in response to those countries' economic sanctions for Moscow's aggressiveness in Ukraine.
Prime Minister...

The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday he has activated the agency's emergency operation center at the highest response level to help respond to the worst Ebola outbreak in history, which has...

Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf apologized on Saturday for the high death toll among the country's healthcare workers who have fought an Ebola outbreak, which has killed nearly 1,000 people in three countries.Johnson Sirleaf pledged up to $18...

Posted By College of Lake County Public Relations, Community Contributor

A three-day electric vehicle road trip across Illinois will reach the College of Lake County on June 25, concluding a journey aimed at demonstrating advances in electric and hybrid vehicle technology.
The event is sponsored by the Illinois Green...

Posted By College of Lake County Public Relations, Community Contributor

With more than 400 public and private charging stations in Illinois, the state has the densest network of fast-charging stations in the U.S., making driving an electric vehicle (EV) more convenient than ever.
That's the word from the state officials...

Under a new law (Public Act 98-0779) signed by Governor Pat Quinn today, appointed officials who serve on various boards and commissions will now have to adhere to a set of standards that hold them accountable to the people they serve.
Lake County...

[Bridgeview, IL] In late May, Northwestern College's Bridgeview Campus students were privileged to enjoy a visit from Kathryn Szymanski, Chief Counsel of the U.S. Army Sustainment Command (ASC) and the Joint Munitions Command (JMC), based out of the...

JOLIET -Will County Executive Larry Walsh said that all of the County's facilities are open on Tuesday in the aftermath of Monday night's storms and departments are working to keep residents safe. In addition, for the first time, ComEd has opened...